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@Allison – How dangerous to work at MIT so near to Flour! I’d be stnopipg all the time 🙂 I actually haven’t tried the banana bread from the book yet so I’m not sure how much help I can be. Are you baking in a dark pan? If so you might want to lower the oven temperature 25 degrees or so. Otherwise, just keep an eye on the bread in the oven. When the outside is brown, tent the top with foil to stop the browning and just keep baking until the inside is cooked. To tell when it’s done: the instruction in the book about wanting the top to spring back when you touch it is a good one. Also, you could try sticking a wood skewer or a thin knife in the center. If it comes out moist or streaky I’d keep baking. One more thing – it might be worth checking your oven to see if the temperature is accurate. Maybe it runs hot?